She has subsequently delivered acclaimed speeches at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 conventions. Obama campaigned for her husband's presidential bid throughout 20, delivering a keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Michelle married Barack in 1992, and together they have two daughters. She subsequently worked in nonprofits and as the associate dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago as well as the vice president for Community and External Affairs of the University of Chicago Medical Center.
In her early legal career, she worked at the law firm Sidley Austin where she met Barack Obama. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Obama is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School. She is the wife of former President Barack Obama. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as the first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
